Australia-headquartered Invast Global has strengthened its executive team by appointing Johan Koo as the Director and Head of Prime Services APAC (excluding Japan). He has already joined the company and is based in the Sydney offices.

“I’m very excited to join and to be given the opportunity to be a part of the Invast Global team. I look forward to working closely with the team to deliver a high level of customer service to our customers and to help the company expand into new markets,” Koo said.

Invast Global Onboards New Head of Prime Services APAC

His appointment came when Invast had already added many industry experts to its Prime Services team. The company onboarded Andrew Bradshaw last September, who shares the title of Head of Prime Services. However, the company confirmed to Finance Magnates that Bradshaw’s role is focused on hedge fund and family office business, while Koo will be working closely with the Prime Services team and broker clients in the APAC region.

Other appointments in Invast's prime services team include Cyrus Poon as the Managing Director of Prime Services and Matt Harris as a Director.

On top of that, the Aussie company is strengthening other departments. Recently, it hired Tiffany Besnard as the Director and Head of Hedge Fund Sales (APAC) and Stephen Tudjman as the Global Head of Legal and Compliance. Also, it strengthened its EMEA team with an array of internal promotions: Riana Chaili as the EMEA CEO, Liam Smith as the COO, and Lochlan White as the Chief Commercial Officer.

Bringing Trading Industry Experience

Koo comes with years of work experience in the trading industry. He joined Invast from the Sydney offices at CMC Markets, where he spent more than a year as a part of the Institutional Sales team. Before that, he was an Institutional Business Manager for Global Derivatives and Capital Markets at ACY Securities.

Furthermore, he worked at easyMarkets, Australia-headquartered forex and contracts for differences (CFDs) broker, for a couple of years, from October 2018 until October 2020. There, he started as a Senior Derivatives Dealer and was later promoted to Head of Trading.

According to his Linkedin profile, he started his career as a Sales Consultant at HSBC and then moved to FIRMA Foreign Exchange as a Senior Corporate Trader.

“We are excited to have Johan join the team,” said Invast Global’s Chief Commercial Officer, James Alexander.

“I have been impressed with the universally positive feedback I have heard about Johan from both our clients and peers in the markets. We have several distinct advantages in the current environment that I know he will be able to leverage as well as expanding our presence across the broader APAC region.”

Meanwhile, Invast is in the process of acquiring GMO Financial Holdings-owned GMO-Z.com Trade UK Limited. The deal is now awaiting regulatory approval and if materialized, it will pave the way to the United Kingdom market for the Aussie company.